Karen traditional clothing
Traditionally Karen men wear a sarong and a sleeveless shirt, unmarried
Karen women wear a long white dress, and married Karen women wear a
sarong and sleeveless shirt. The design of male shirts and sarongs are
different to female shirts and sarongs, and males and females tie their
sarongs in different ways.
Different Karen sub-groups have different designs for their clothing, but
all follow the same basic pattern. Different sub-groups also have different
designs for their shoulder bags5
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